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Group to run Mich. ad tying Detroit mayor to Obama
An ad tying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to disgraced Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is set to run on cable news channels in Macomb County.
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Former Gov. Ridge honors McCain
Former Gov. Tom Ridge paid tribute to his longtime friend, Arizona Sen. John McCain, likening him to the nation's founding fathers while taking veiled swipes at Illinois Sen.
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Oprah Denies Report She's Balking at Having Palin on Show
The queen of talk says it ain't so. Winfrey reacted strongly Friday to a report posted on the Drudge Report that claimed she and "a couple of her top people are adamantly" against booking newly minted ...
Palin speech draws 40 million viewers
NEW YORK-- After days of intense media coverage about Republican vice-presidential candidate Alaska Gov.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Refutes Democratic Convention Snub
Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has blasted reports he was snubbed by organisers of the Democratic National Convention in Colorado last week , insisting it was he who turned down the invite.
Obama, Biden campaign in Pennsylvania today
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is visiting northeastern Pennsylvania.
Articles of Faith: Obama's interfaith family
His dad was raised a Muslim. He is a Christian. And now, it turns out, Barack Obama's wife's cousin is a rabbi.
Republican congressman calls Obama "uppity"
Lijit Search Republican congressman calls Obama "uppity" TheHill.com - Westmoreland calls Obama - uppity' . Georgia Republican Rep.
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John Edwards cancels UIUC speech
Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards canceled an October speech at the University of Illinois and says he won't make any public appearances until after the November election.
Obama to be in Terre Haute Saturday
Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama's Indiana campaign announced Thursday he will pay a visit to Terre Haute Saturday.
Scarborough, Buchanan Completely Reverse Positions On Palin In Just Five Days
Posted by Ali, Think Progress at 5:53 AM on September 4, 2008. Yesterday Scarborough and Buchanan sang a different tune about Palin then they were while waiting McCain's VP announcement on Friday.
Dems May Punish Lieberman For RNC Speech
Sen. Joe Lieberman's speech Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention may have been the last straw for his fellow Senate Democrats.
McCain cites Palin's energy, mayoral experience
ST. PAUL, Minnesota : John McCain says Sarah Palin is a solid running mate because she is "in charge of 20 percent of America's energy supply" as Alaska's governor, she has served as a mayor and the voters in ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise of Alaska Gov.
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Obama, Fox News Deal: O'Reilly Interview For 'Fair Coverage'
Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes says he and Fox owner Rupert Murdoch met with Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and assured him of fair coverage.
Illinois GOP's anti-Obama message undercut by hurricane
In Denver, Democrats from Illinois were front and center in championing Barack Obama's work in his home state.
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GOP lawmakers now don't mind McCain made them mad
They used to bristle at the mention of his name. Now, current and former Republican members of Congress who battled John McCain in the chambers of Congress want to see him elected president.
That's one way to get him out of their hair.
'You just had to live with the fact that he wasn't going to be there on some very important votes,' said former Sen. Rick Santorum, a conservative Pennsylvania Republican. 'It's frustrating because you think he should've been there.'
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., recalls all those hyphenated pieces of legislation that McCain co-authored with Democrats on immigration, campaign finance and environment.
Official: U.S. to Give $1 Billion in Aid to Georgia
The Bush administration will announce on Wednesday a package of roughly $1 billion dollars in aid to help rebuild war-torn U.S. ally Georgia, which battled Russia over a separatist enclave last month, an ...
State GOP unites behind Dem dysfunction
Illinois Republicans have suffered a number of lows in recent years, but arguably one of the rock-bottom moments came early in the 2006 GOP governor's primary at a debate in Springfield.